Lori Balmer And Short Notice - La Booga Rooga (1979)

(Andy Fairweather Low)
 Australia
#51 Sydney | #83 Australia

Single on RCA Victor by Australian singer, TV personality and model Lori Balmer. Her first record on RCA Australia, as Lori, was released in 1966 when she was a young child.

In 1968 Lori travelled with her parents to the UK where she appeared on radio, TV and records. Her first UK single, in 1968 on Polydor, was recorded in London with the participation of The Bee Gees who wrote both songs, and she was signed to Pye in the early 70s. Further releases followed, and her vocals have been heard on tour or in sessions with many famous artists, as well as on familiar radio and TV jingles.

See also her most successful single Don’t Throw It All Away (1975, charted 1976).

Essential reading: 1. Lori Balmer feature from ABC Radio’s Rare Collections. 2. The Wikipedia article has many details of Lori Balmer’s remarkable career.

Thank you to Terry Stacey for suggestion and version alerts.

The Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga (1976)

(Andy Fairweather Low)
 UK

Single on Good Earth (UK) by Australian quartet, in fact the real-life Sutcliffe sisters Ellen, Linda, Patricia and Susan from Adelaide, previously known as The Cliffmores before working in the UK as The Surprise Sisters.

Further reading: The Cliffmores (Surprise Sisters) at Kimbo’s Australian Music History blog.

Björn Skifs - La Booga Rooga (1977)

(Andy Fairweather Low)
 Denmark

On album Watch Out! (1977) by Swedish singer, actor and TV entertainer Björn Skifs (b. 1947). Also released on singles in Denmark and several other countries.

Produced by Bengt Palmers, notable Swedish producer, also a composer, screenwriter and TV personality. Beyond Sweden, his production Moviestar by Harpo (1975) is well known but that is just a prominent tip of an iceberg: see the Bengt Palmers article at Swedish Wikipedia for more.

Further reading: Björn Skifs article at Swedish Wikipedia.